Connection Capital

Connection Capital, founded in 2010 and based in London, specializes in syndicating investment funds for private investors in private equity, commercial property, alternative asset funds, and private debt. The firm manages over £250 million in various alternative investments and offers a fully managed service that allows investors to select their investments on a case-by-case basis. Connection Capital sources unique investment opportunities, negotiates terms, oversees the due diligence process, and prepares legal documentation, while the ultimate decision to invest rests with each individual investor. The firm also actively manages investment portfolios from completion to exit, providing regular reviews and valuations of all investments.

Scott Barham

Head of Portfolio

John Butterworth

Investment Manager - Private Equity

Stephen Catling

Head of Private Debt

Robert Clarke

Head of Investment Commitee

Michael Coupland

Investment Director

Bernard Dale

Managing Partner

Sue Heard

Partner

Claire Madden

Managing Partner

Victoria Mcgurran

Client Director

Lucy Merson

Investment Manager

Darren Mitchell

Partner

Miles Otway

Partner, Private Equity

Mark Snaith

Investment Director

Doug Wilson

Investment Director

Steve Wilson

Partner

51 past transactions

Hotbed

Acquisition in 2012
Hotbed offers experienced private investors the opportunity to make direct investments in both unquoted companies and commercial properties. As a member of Hotbed, you select the deals in which you invest, retaining control of your capital up to the point of investment and creating a bespoke portfolio of your choice.

JCRA Group

Acquisition in 2017
JCRA Group is a regulated, independent financial risk management consultancy with offices in the UK, US and Canada. We specialise in managing your financial risk. We provide you with strategic advice for hedging and structuring and arranging debt, as well as a range of other solutions, that are tailored to your industry and your business ambitions. We aim to add value, rather than simply managing the downside risks. The advice and solutions you receive are the result of over 25 years of experience providing independent advice to many industries. Our skilled financial markets specialists draw on wide-ranging expertise to deliver bespoke, strategic solutions specific to your sector. Our swift process, straightforward delivery and innovative solutions enable us to build long-standing relationships with clients over a range of sectors. With offices in the UK, US and Canada our team of experts are always close at hand.

Cargostore Worldwide Trading Limited

Merger/Acquisition in 2020
Cargostore Worldwide Trading Limited rents, sells, stores, and distributes containers for intermodal shipping, and offshore and domestic applications. It offers dry cargo units, such as pallet-wide, side door units, open tops, flat racks, bulkers, ISO tanks, and temperature-controlled refrigerated (reefer) units. The company also supplies DNV offshore cargo carrying units to the energy sector; and offers DNV tanks for the transportation and storage of chemicals, liquids, aviation fuel, and waste oil. It serves customers through its agents and joint venture partners worldwide. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has administration centers in London and Rio de Janeiro; and depot locations in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, Africa, India, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, the Netherlands, and Brazil.

Carter Accomodation Ltd.

Merger/Acquisition in 2015
Carter Accomodation Ltd. is engaged in the hire and sale of various forms of modular accommodation, anti-vandal units, jackleg cabins, containers, toilets (chemical and mains), and showers. It offers cabins for office blocks, canteens, drying rooms, toilet/shower blocks, changing rooms, welfare units, meeting rooms, and sleeping units; purpose built steel anti-vandal containers for high security storage; and new and second hand buildings for classrooms, training rooms, canteens, gymnasiums, nurseries, offices, raining rooms, storage, and welfare facilities. The company also provides storage units that are commonly used for chemical storage, paint storage, acid stores, bunded storage, flammable materials/liquid storage, hazardous materials storage, solvent storage, pesticide storage, and dangerous goods storage; smoking shelters, welfare units, and wheeled units; and site support services. It advises, supplies, and supports a range of specialist and blue chip clients in construction, education, agriculture, healthcare, retail, sports and leisure, and energy sectors. Carter Accomodation Ltd. was formerly known as Carter Cabin Hire Ltd. and changed its name to Carter Accomodation Ltd. in November 2015. The company was founded in 1988 and is based in Kings Lynn, United Kingdom.

Teamsport

Private Equity Round in 2013
TeamSport is the provider of indoor karting in the UK. At TeamSport we are proud to provide our customers with the ultimate indoor karting experience; racing the best karts on the most imaginative, exciting, multi-level tracks. We have been pioneers in indoor karting for over 20 years now, running go-karting events since 1990, firmly establishing ourselves as market leaders.

MatOrtho

Private Equity Round in 2021
MatOrtho designs manufacture and commercialize performance-leading, orthopaedic implant devices.

Teamsport

Acquisition in 2013
TeamSport is the provider of indoor karting in the UK. At TeamSport we are proud to provide our customers with the ultimate indoor karting experience; racing the best karts on the most imaginative, exciting, multi-level tracks. We have been pioneers in indoor karting for over 20 years now, running go-karting events since 1990, firmly establishing ourselves as market leaders.

Rowan

Acquisition in 2017
Rowan are one of the residual stock management distributors in Europe buying and distributing FMCG stock.

Associated Continuity Teams Limited

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
Associated Continuity Teams Limited, trading as ACT Clean, provides outsourced cleaning and staffing services to the hospitality industry. It offers housekeeping, kitchen porters and cleaning, and front of house services. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Vauxhall, United Kingdom.

23.5 Degrees

Private Placement in 2018
23.5 Degrees Limited was Starbucks’ first franchisee globally. Having opened our first store in February 2013, 23.5 Degrees currently operates 42 stores with a current pipeline of 35 further stores approved and under development. We have a developmental territory covering Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Hertfordshire, Essex, Dorset in the South and East Anglia as well as Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cumbria and Northumberland in the North of England. Managing Director, Mark Hepburn, has a track record of significant success in food service franchise businesses, including Burger King and KFC and our business growth is supported by private equity firm Connection Capital as well as RBS.

Redeem

Venture Round in 2014
Redeem is an international leader in the recovery, refurbishment and recycling of consumer electronic devices. With global operations offering recovery, processing, sales and distribution we provide our partners the very best value and quality of service end to end, always delivered with care and integrity. Through our industry leading end-user collection programmes, we support a wide range of products for customers across the world.

Kit for Kids

Venture Round in 2017
They create essential products to improve the lives of children worldwide. They focus on the aspects of a child’s journey that really matter; Care, Development and Growth.In 1995 the company began making cot mattresses in its new Romanian factory. These mattresses were different to anything seen on the market before. Made of new, exciting and safe materials they changed the open foam construction to healthier, more durable sealed mattresses that we see today, particularly with Ellergenics®.

ESG

Acquisition in 2016
ESG is an independent glass processor, toughener and laminator for the professional trade.

Impero Software

Acquisition in 2014
Impero has developed a range of network management software solutions, relied upon by education establishments and workplaces around the world. Consolidating a range of powerful network management features, Impero’s product range is designed to save money, time and carbon, while increasing productivity and reducing risk. Using Impero’s network management software is easy, and it’s flexible enough to support your way of working, however quirky or unique this may be. Put simply, Impero hands you the power to control your network in a way that best suits your organisation.

Earthmill

Private Equity Round in 2013
Earthmill (The Green Company) engages in the supply, installation, and maintenance of combined heat and power, and wind turbines for agriculture sector. Its services include site assessment and viability, various aspects of planning and appeal, installation and G59 testing, and servicing and maintenance. The company serves farmers and landowners in the United Kingdom. Earthmill (The Green Company) was formerly known as Earthmill Limited and changed its name to Earthmill (The Green Company) in July 2013. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Wetherby, United Kingdom.

Gorgeous Retail Group

Debt Financing in 2020
Gorgeous Retail Group provides e-commerce cosmetics business.

HEL LTD

Private Placement in 2018
HEL's motto is better chemistry - faster; our products are designed to enable research chemists to achieve their goals faster, more accurately and more efficiently. Operating internationally, HEL is a company that specialises in research and pre-pilot scale chemical reactors and systems. We provide both automated and manual tools for process R&D to clients in the pharmaceutical, fine chemical and petrochemical industries, as well as in academia

EPI Group

Debt Financing in 2016
EPI Group is in consultancy services to the energy industry, covering a broad range of technical disciplines. The company specializes in the latest seismic solutions and techniques for technically challenging exploration projects, both onshore and offshore.

Selection Services

Debt Financing in 2015
Selection Services Ltd specializes in providing a wide range of Information Technology services. The Company provides services in information Technology support, connectivity, and Wi-Fi Hotspots. Selection Services offers skills and resources to businesses in the United Kingdom.

Spotless Water

Venture Round in 2022
Spotless Water offers the UK's first self-service, ultra pure water distribution network. Currently, our network provides quick-fill, ultra pure water at a number of easy-access filling stations across the UK. Over the next three years Spotless Water will be dispensing ultra pure water from more than 450 self-service locations across the UK, providing convenience, reliability and quality at a competitive price.

Winder Power

Private Equity Round in 2024
Winder Power (Winder) is a leading UK manufacturer of power and distribution transformers and generator equipment. Winder specialises in the design, manufacture, deployment and management of distribution transformers and power transformers up to 60MVA. Its rotating-machines division (Newton Derby), is the leading manufacturer of exciters and permanent magnet machines for the power generation industry.

23.5 Degrees

Private Equity Round in 2018
23.5 Degrees Limited was Starbucks’ first franchisee globally. Having opened our first store in February 2013, 23.5 Degrees currently operates 42 stores with a current pipeline of 35 further stores approved and under development. We have a developmental territory covering Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Hertfordshire, Essex, Dorset in the South and East Anglia as well as Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cumbria and Northumberland in the North of England. Managing Director, Mark Hepburn, has a track record of significant success in food service franchise businesses, including Burger King and KFC and our business growth is supported by private equity firm Connection Capital as well as RBS.

Oxbury Bank

Venture Round in 2022
Oxbury Bank provide farmers with the specialized lending they need to run their farms.

The Light Cinema Company

Funding Round in 2015
The Light Cinema aims to provide a unique entertainment experience.

Clamason Industries

Private Equity Round in 2017
Clamason Industries, European leader in the manufacture of precision pressings and stampings. From our facilities in the UK, and Slovakia we produce precision metal components and assemblies for automotive, medical and domestic applications. This site contains a number of product stories which detail examples of how our pressings and stampings have been used across a broad range of industries, a description of our equipment, plus the opportunity to follow our regular updates.

Sleeperz Hotels

Funding Round in 2010
Sleeperz Hotels Limited operates hotels for business and leisure travelers in the United Kingdom. Its amenities include queen doubles, compact doubles, cabin/twin, adapted, meeting, conference, and function rooms; a lounge bar; and option for a private bar set up. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

23.5 Degrees

Private Equity Round in 2015
23.5 Degrees Limited was Starbucks’ first franchisee globally. Having opened our first store in February 2013, 23.5 Degrees currently operates 42 stores with a current pipeline of 35 further stores approved and under development. We have a developmental territory covering Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Hertfordshire, Essex, Dorset in the South and East Anglia as well as Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cumbria and Northumberland in the North of England. Managing Director, Mark Hepburn, has a track record of significant success in food service franchise businesses, including Burger King and KFC and our business growth is supported by private equity firm Connection Capital as well as RBS.

Tempcover

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
Tempcover is a market leading provider of short term insurance that specializes in temporary motor insurance for cars, vans, learner driver and motor homes and have an ever increasing portfolio of niche products such as cover for impounded vehicles. Working with a carefully selected panel of insurers, Tempcover offer policies online and via a 24/7 call centre. Policies can be purchased within minutes and insurance documents are provided immediately which means drivers can get on the road quickly, legally and at a competitive price.

Doree Bonner Holdings Limited

Private Placement in 2020
Doree Bonner Holdings Limited provide regional Removals and Storage business services. The company provide services to businesses (including insurers), local authorities and consumers across the UK and internationally. It offer office, commercial and domestic relocation (for private and council/social housing clients); storage; and corporate disaster recovery services, as well as a range of additional products such as insurance and crate hire. Doree Bonner Holdings Limited was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

My Key Machine

Private Equity Round in 2016
My Key Machine is a unique, self-contained key cutting machine that is able to scan and cut more than 90% of the UK’s domestic key range.

Carter Accommodation

Acquisition in 2015
Carter is a temporary accommodation hire business providing high quality modular buildings and cabins to a variety of sectors including construction, energy, education and agriculture. It has a very consistent track record of profitable growth since 2000 and continued to grow through the recession (despite a very significant slowdown in the construction market) due to its investment in a bespoke range of class leading, high specification accommodation products and its quality of service.

Cargostore Worldwide Trading

Acquisition in 2020
Cargostore was founded in 1993, and is one of the world’s suppliers and operators of a fleet of container equipment to a diversity of global user markets. As well as supplying ISO9001 dry and refrigerated containers for sale and hire globally to customers with complex or hard to service requirements, Cargostore has a large range of specialist DNV rated offshore containers to service the offshore energy sector. The business operates from a Head Office in Wimbledon and employs 20 staff.

Clamason Industries

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
Clamason Industries, European leader in the manufacture of precision pressings and stampings. From our facilities in the UK, and Slovakia we produce precision metal components and assemblies for automotive, medical and domestic applications. This site contains a number of product stories which detail examples of how our pressings and stampings have been used across a broad range of industries, a description of our equipment, plus the opportunity to follow our regular updates.

Tempcover

Acquisition in 2018
Tempcover is a market leading provider of short term insurance that specializes in temporary motor insurance for cars, vans, learner driver and motor homes and have an ever increasing portfolio of niche products such as cover for impounded vehicles. Working with a carefully selected panel of insurers, Tempcover offer policies online and via a 24/7 call centre. Policies can be purchased within minutes and insurance documents are provided immediately which means drivers can get on the road quickly, legally and at a competitive price.

Atlantic Foods Ltd

Acquisition in 2007
Atlantic Foods Ltd is a supplier of innovative menu solutions from around the world to the UK foodservice market.

Carter Accommodation

Venture Round in 2015
Carter is a temporary accommodation hire business providing high quality modular buildings and cabins to a variety of sectors including construction, energy, education and agriculture. It has a very consistent track record of profitable growth since 2000 and continued to grow through the recession (despite a very significant slowdown in the construction market) due to its investment in a bespoke range of class leading, high specification accommodation products and its quality of service.

Virtua UK Ltd

Private Equity Round in 2015
Virtua UK Ltd is the specialist telecoms engineering company. We are a leading provider of bespoke RF communications infrastructure services to the telecoms, broadcast rigging and wireless industries. We’re proud to say that our team have collectively accumulated over 200 years’ experience in delivering these services, including broadcast, mobile telecoms, inbuild, consultancy and network solutions. Our expertise has been earned through working with leading organisations to complete major projects. At Virtua, we can offer a full end–to-end solution. Whatever your communications engineering problem, we can help you.

ACT Clean

Private Equity Round in 2017
ACT Clean is providing the highest standards of outsourced cleaning and staffing services to the hospitality industry.

Jcra Group Limited

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
Jcra Group Limited operates as a risk management advisory. The company is headquartered in the United Kingdom. As of November 13, 2019, Jcra Group Limited operates as a subsidiary of Chatham Financial Corporation.

Didsbury Engineering

Acquisition in 2003
Didsbury Engineering is privately held company that manufactures lifting equipment, civil aviation tooling and safety products.

HEL LTD

Private Equity Round in 2018
HEL's motto is better chemistry - faster; our products are designed to enable research chemists to achieve their goals faster, more accurately and more efficiently. Operating internationally, HEL is a company that specialises in research and pre-pilot scale chemical reactors and systems. We provide both automated and manual tools for process R&D to clients in the pharmaceutical, fine chemical and petrochemical industries, as well as in academia

Brompton Technology Ltd

Private Equity Round in 2022
Brompton Technology Ltd is dedicated to the design and manufacture of state of the art, innovative video processing products.

Bw Legal

Debt Financing in 2021
Provider of debt collection and litigation services located in Leeds, United Kingdom. The company specializes in consumer debt and commercial debt intended primarily for individual borrowers and businesses.

Spotless Water

Debt Financing in 2022
Spotless Water offers the UK's first self-service, ultra pure water distribution network. Currently, our network provides quick-fill, ultra pure water at a number of easy-access filling stations across the UK. Over the next three years Spotless Water will be dispensing ultra pure water from more than 450 self-service locations across the UK, providing convenience, reliability and quality at a competitive price.

BMS Group

Venture Round in 2019
BMS Group is an independent, employee-owned specialist broker & a leading global provider of risk management services.

inbestMe

Equity Crowdfunding in 2023
InbestMe is a highly personalized and independent automated portfolio manager also known as robo advisor. their mission is to help people invest better by applying cutting edge technology to the investment process. You can register in few minutes through their website. During the process they will recommend the best plan for you. You can customize your account and choose between different portfolio plans, risk profiles and multiple financial objectives. they have designed highly diversified ETF portfolios, to maximize your real profitability, the one left in your pocket. Your savings deserve more! they will create your totally personalized account.

Winder Power

Debt Financing in 2024
Winder Power (Winder) is a leading UK manufacturer of power and distribution transformers and generator equipment. Winder specialises in the design, manufacture, deployment and management of distribution transformers and power transformers up to 60MVA. Its rotating-machines division (Newton Derby), is the leading manufacturer of exciters and permanent magnet machines for the power generation industry.